Chicken with tomato, dates and olives

Name: Chicken with tomato, dates and olives
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Ingredients
Ingredients: chicken thighs and drumsticks; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 250 g dates; whole garlic bulb halved horizonally; 500 ml tomato purée; fresh coriander handful, chopped; 125 ml wine white; green olives; 30 ml capers; fresh coriander; cooked herb couscous or other starch (optional)

6 servings Prep: 20 mins, Cooking: 40 mins

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For an easy pasta dish, chop fresh cherry tomatoes into some of the basic tomato purée and heat in a pan. Mix with cooked spaghetti and sprinkle Parmesan cheese over.

By Food24 May 21 2019

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Ingredients (11)

	chicken thighs and drumsticks
	salt and freshly ground black pepper
250 g	dates
	whole garlic bulb — halved horizonally
500 ml	tomato purée
	fresh coriander — handful, chopped
125 ml	wine — white
	green olives
30 ml	capers
	fresh coriander
	cooked herb couscous or other starch (optional)

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Method:

Preheat the oven to 180ºC.

1 Season the chicken with salt and pepper and arrange in an ovenproof dish. Add the dates and garlic.

2 Mix the tomato purée with the coriander and wine and pour over the chicken. Bake for about 30 minutes or until done, then add the olives and bake for another 15 minutes or until browned and fragrant.

3 TO SERVE

Sprinkle the capers (if using) and coriander over. Serve hot with the couscous or starch of your choice (if using).